Porto Judeu

Porto Judeu is a freguesia ("parish") in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,501,[1] in an area of 30.27 km2.[2] It contains the localities Banda da Canada, Cruz, Cruz do Canário, Porto Judeu de Baixo, Porto Judeu de Cima, Refugo and Ribeira do Testo.

Porto Judeu
Chapel of Holy Spirit
Chapel of Holy Spirit
Porto Judeu is located in Azores
Porto Judeu
Porto Judeu
Location in the Azores
Porto Judeu is located in Terceira
Porto Judeu
Porto Judeu
Porto Judeu (Terceira)
Coordinates: 38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandTerceira
MunicipalityAngra do Heroísmo
EstablishedSettlement: fl.1450
Parish: c. 1470
Town: 12 February 1502 (519 years)
Area
  Total30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,501
  Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
  Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9700-368
Area code292
PatronSanto António
Websitewww.portojudeu.pt

In Portuguese, Porto Judeu means "Jewish Port". In the past other common names were Porto Judeu de Santo António ("Jewish Port of Saint Anthony") and Porto do Judeu ("Port of the Jew").

Notable People

Peter Francisco - American patriot and soldier in the American Revolutionary War

References

Plate identifying a house rebuilt after the Azores hurricane of 1893. Porto Judeu.
  1. "Statistics Portugal". ine.pt. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. Eurostat
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